The German government says officials from six countries trying to address concerns about Iran’s nuclear program will meet in Germany this week. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jens Ploetner said Monday the meeting at “high civil servant level” will be held in…

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Asian markets sank Monday as Chinese stocks plunged nearly 7 percent and Japanese shares weakened after the country’s opposition party came to power in a landslide victory. European stocks were mixed in early trade. In Shanghai, the main index plummeted 6.7…

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett intends to raise his stake in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd , BYD’s chairman said on Monday, sending shares in his company up 8 percent.

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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday for the last session of the month, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.78 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.77 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.87 percent at 0825 GMT (4:25 a.m. EDT).

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.

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RUSSEL A. DANIELS/ASSOCIATED PRESSCamera cell phones (clockwise from top): Samsung Memoir, Sony Ericsson C905a, Casio Exilim, Nokia N97, Palm Pre. Pretty much any cell phone you’d buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough…

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Bill Clinton. Al Gore. Alan Greenspan. Sarah Palin? CLSA, the Hong Kong-based brokerage, announced today that the hockey mom who quit her job as Alaska governor last month will be the keynote speaker at its annual investor conference in September. The …

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ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. investor Capital Group Companies has taken a 4.38 percent stake in Switzerland’s UBS , an announcement on the Swiss stock exchange website from Saturday showed.

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California rallied from a three-run deficit and got out of a bases-loaded jam without giving up a run. There’s a well-earned victory celebration upcoming in Chula Vista after a come-from-behind victory to claim the Little League World Series championship….

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The little guy from the sticks beat Tiger Woods and a cast of big stars in perhaps the most urban setting in PGA Tour history. Heath Slocum, the 5-foot-7, 150-pound grinder who went to high school with country-as-they-come Boo Weekley in the Florida Panhandle…

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Today I’ll answer readers’ questions about unemployment benefits and my recent columns on appliance rebates and nuisance telemarketers. Q: Gino D. of Napa asks, “I am about to run out of my unemployment benefits. Will there be another extension?” A: You’re in…

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The Walt Disney Co. is punching its way into the universe of superheroes and their male fans with a deal announced Monday to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion, bringing characters such as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse…

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After giving the stock market a big gain during August, investors worried about the economy backtracked to end the month. Stocks fell in light trading Monday after a 6.7 percent plunge in China’s main stock market sent a wave of selling around the world and…

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A top House Democrat is investigating whether the nation’s largest health insurers have deliberately canceled coverage for small businesses after their employees became sick and sought expensive treatment. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, sent letters Monday…

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